Hydrolyzed, spray dried, agglomerated grain powder and drinkable food products

Abstract

A drinkable food product comprises a liquid and a hydrolyzed, dried, agglomerated grain powder.

1. A drinkable food product comprising water and about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % hydrolyzed, spray-dried, agglomerated oat powder by weight of the total drinkable food product, wherein the agglomerated oat powder has an average particle size of 150 to 450 μm; wherein at least 70% of the particles are within the range of 150 to 450 μm. 
     
     
       2. The drinkable food product of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more of salt, hydrocolloids, polysaccharides, thickeners, artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners, caffeine, dairy, coffee solids, tea solids, herbs, nutraceutical compounds, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, preservatives, alcohol, colorants, emulsifiers, and oils. 
     
     
       3. The drinkable food product of  claim 1  further comprising a fruit component selected from the group consisting of fruit juice, yogurt containing fruit, fruit puree, fresh fruit, dried fruit powder, fruit preserves and combinations thereof. 
     
     
       4. The drinkable food product of  claim 1  wherein the product provides greater than about 0.8 grams of soluble fiber per 250 grams of drinkable food. 
     
     
       5. The drinkable food product of  claim 1  wherein the product provides greater than about 2.5 grams of total fiber per 250 grams of drinkable food. 
     
     
       6. The drinkable food product of  claim 1  further comprising a flavor. 
     
     
       7. The drinkable food product of  claim 1  comprising from about 70% to about 95% total water, all by weight of the total drinkable food product. 
     
     
       8. The drinkable food product of  claim 1  further comprising grain powder is selected from wheat, corn, rice, barley, millet, sorghum, rye, triticale, teff, wild rice, spelt, buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa, kaniwa, cockscomb, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
       9. The drinkable food product of  claim 1  wherein the oat is whole oat. 
     
     
       10. A drinkable food product comprising milk and about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % hydrolyzed, spray-dried, agglomerated oat powder by weight of the total drinkable food product, wherein the agglomerated oat powder has an average particle size of 150 to 450 μm; wherein at least 70% of the particles are within the range of 150 to 450 μm. 
     
     
       11. The drinkable food product of  claim 10  further comprising one or more of salt, hydrocolloids, polysaccharides, thickeners, artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners, caffeine, dairy, coffee solids, tea solids, herbs, nutraceutical compounds, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, preservatives, alcohol, colorants, emulsifiers, and oils. 
     
     
       12. The drinkable food product of  claim 10  further comprising grain powder is selected from wheat, corn, rice, barley, millet, sorghum, rye, triticale, teff, wild rice, spelt, buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa, kaniwa, cockscomb, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
       13. The drinkable food product of  claim 10  wherein the oat is whole oat. 
     
     
       14. A drinkable oatmeal product comprising:
 about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % hydrolyzed agglomerated oat flour by weight of the total drinkable food product, wherein the agglomerated oat powder has an average particle size of 150 to 450 μm; wherein at least 70% of the particles are within the range of 150 to 450 μm; water; and a fruit component selected from the group consisting of fruit juice, yogurt containing fruit, fruit puree, fresh fruit, dried fruit powder, fruit preserves and combinations thereof. 
 
     
     
       15. A method of improving dispersability of oat powder in a beverage, comprising the steps of mixing about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % hydrolyzed, spray-dried, agglomerated oat powder with a liquid, wherein the agglomerated oat powder has an average particle size of 150 to 450 μm; wherein at least 70% of the particles are within the range of 150 to 450 μm. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 15  further comprising the step of adding one or more of beta glucan, salt, hydrocolloids, polysaccharides, thickeners, artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners, caffeine, dairy, coffee solids, tea solids, herbs, nutraceutical compounds, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, preservatives, alcohol, colorants, emulsifiers, and oils to the beverage. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 15  further comprising grain powder is selected from wheat, corn, rice, barley, millet, sorghum, rye, triticale, teff, wild rice, spelt, buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa, kaniwa, cockscomb, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 15  wherein the oat is whole oat.